SA to push for COVID-19 patent waiver at G7 summit
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will forge ahead in pushing for certain intellectual
Tanzanian experts give COVID-19 vaccines the stamp of approval
Experts appointed by Tanzania’s new president have declared COVID-19 vaccines to be effective and
Biden urged not to support proposal to temporarily waive IP rules amid COVID-19 pandemic
Twelve Republican lawmakers have written to United States President Joe Biden urging him not to
Limpopo launches electronic registration for COVID-19 vaccine
Limpopo premier Stan Mathabatha has launched the electronic registration for COVID-19 vaccine for
Business backs government’s vaccine rollout plan
Business for South Africa says the country’s business sector has been mobilised to assist the
Some SA citizens concerned about where government is getting money to buy vaccines
South Africans have expressed concern about South Africa’s procurement of more than 50-million doses
Cosatu raises concerns over pace of vaccination rollout programme
Labour Federation Cosatu has raised questions over the pace of the vaccination rollout programme
J&J in deal to supply COVID-19 vaccine to African Union member states
Johnson & Johnson is to supply up to 220 million doses of its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine to the
SA’s AstraZeneca vaccine sold to AU distributed across the continent
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says the AstraZeneca vaccines that South
COVID-19 vaccine rollout suffered major blow due to high demand: Mkhize
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says the global coronavirus vaccine rollout has suffered a major
Top UN rights body calls for fair, affordable access to COVID-19 vaccines
The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on Tuesday calling for equitable,
WTO chief ‘disappointed’ in EU vaccine export restrictions
The director-general of the World Trade Organisation said on Tuesday she was disappointed in the
Measures are in place to prevent corruption in procurement of vaccines: Mabuza
Deputy President David Mabuza has assured Parliament that government has taken extensive measures to
Mozambique expects to vaccinate 16 million against COVID-19 by 2022
Mozambique expects to inoculate 16 million high-risk people against the coronavirus by 2022, says a
Biden calls on states to prioritise vaccinations for teachers
President Joe Biden called on US states to prioritise COVID-19 vaccinations for teachers to ensure
Manufacturers choose to work with governments in vaccine purchase process: Dr. Phaahla
Deputy Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla says manufacturers are the ones choosing to work directly with
Makhura against the idea of provinces procuring vaccines directly from pharmaceutical companies
Gauteng Premier David Makhura says it is would be misleading to think a province can directly
Northern Cape receives second batch of Johnson and Johnson vaccines
The second batch of Johnson and Johnson vaccines have been delivered to the Northern Cape Department
Israel to vaccinate Palestinian labourers against COVID-19
Israel will administer COVID-19 vaccines to Palestinians who work in Israel or in its settlements in
AU backs call to waive intellectual property rights on COVID-19 drugs
The African Union is backing calls for drugmakers to waive some intellectual property rights on